[QuadList] RCA 2 channel (8 head)

[Don Norwood]

Hi David:

No, that appears to be from an FR-900 which is a wideband instrumentation 
recorder.  That's what was used in the project that Dennis has been working 
on.  The FR-900 cannot do standard quad tapes.

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David C. Crosthwait" <david at dcvideo.com>
To: <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [QuadList] RCA 2 channel (8 head)


"The octaplex head could be
removed, and a standard quad head installed, and the machine would
then record standard quad format videotapes!"

Like this one? (attached photo).

David Crosthwait
DC Video
Archived Media Transfer and Re-mastering Services



Quoting Don Norwood <dwnorwood at embarqmail.com>:

> Ted and Dennis:
>
> Yes, it is, and as Dennis already knows, Ampex made both single
> channel (4 head) and dual channel (8 head) versions of the FR-900
> series.  While all of the heads I included in the pics are basically
>  designed like what we are accustomed to seeing, there were some
> airborne models that looked quite different.  As far as I know, the
> transverse scan instrumentation recorder formats were unique to each
>  particular model series, and so there was not a standard that
> allowed interchange of tapes among different models outside of a
> particular manufacturer's series.  In other words, recordings made
> on an RCA GT-200 could not be played on an Ampex FR-900.  But the
> GT-200 had a very unique feature.  The octaplex head could be
> removed, and a standard quad head installed, and the machine would
> then record standard quad format videotapes!
>
> Don Norwood
> Digitrak Communications, Inc.
> www.digitrakcom.com
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ted Langdell
>   To: Quad List
>   Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 12:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: [QuadList] RCA 2 channel (8 head)
>
>
>
>
>   On Apr 19, 2010, at 6:38 AM, Dennis Ray Wingo wrote:
>
>
>     That "late" model Ampex head looks like one of our FR-900 heads.
>
>
>     Dennis
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   Based on the file name, I'd say you are correct!
>     This is a "late model" Ampex
>     <ampex FR900 Hdwhl.JPG>
>
>
>
>
>   Ted Langdell
>   Secretary








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